Bullying Statistics

New bullying statistics-Top 5 Worst Places to Live To Avoid Bullying

2007-11-29T13:14:00.000-08:00

According to new bullying statistics these are the five top worst states to live in to avoid bullies in K12.

1 California

2 New York

3 Illinois

4 Pennsylvania

5 Washington

New Bullying Statistics

2007-11-26T20:56:00.001-08:00

High school incidents not dropping with a 15 per cent reporting one to three bullying incidents in the last month and 3.4 per cent 10 times or more.

23 per cent of elementary students reported being bullied one to three times in the last month bullying statistics say.

Recent bullying statistics admit that half of all bullying incidents go unreported.

100,000 students carry a gun to school bullying statistics say.

In a recent study, 77% of the students said they had been bullied. And 14% of those who were bullied said they experienced severe (bad) reactions to the abuse.

ABC News Report: Bullying Statistics

2007-11-25T23:46:00.000-08:00

This report caught my eye as it is my worst fear. I cant imagine what Ryan's parents had to go through when they found out. It could have easily happened so different. Bullying statistics show that 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally, & physically. Since bullying is affecting such a large range of people some people are going to take it harder than others. This is why we should take the initiative in schools to end bullying once and for all.

Bullying Statistics:How Widespread is School Violence

2007-11-21T00:03:00.000-08:00

According to Bullying Statistics, thirty-two percent of parents fear for their child’s physical safety when the child is at school. Thirty-nine percent of parents with a child in grade six or higher are more likely to say they fear for their child’s safety. Twenty-two percent of parents whose children are in grade five or lower fear for their child’s safety. (Parents Not Overly Concerned About School Environments for Their Children, Gallup News Service, 2001)

A poll of teens ages 12-17 proved that they think violence increased at their schools

282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.

Those in the lower grades reported being in twice as many fights as those in the higher grades. However, there is a lower rate of serious violent crimes in the elementary level than in the middle or high schools.

According to the bullying statistics, thirty-two percent of parents fear for their child’s physical safety when the child is at school. Thirty-nine percent of parents with a child in grade six or higher are more likely to say they fear for their child’s safety. Twenty-two percent of parents whose children are in grade five or lower fear for their child’s safety.

90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying

Thirty-nine percent of middle schoolers and thirty-six of high schoolers say they don’t feel safe at schools, according to bullying statistics.

Bullying Statistics: Effects of Bullying

2007-11-19T15:42:00.000-08:00

Bullying Statistics

“Being bullied is not just an unpleasant rite of passage through childhood,” said Duane Alexander, M.D., director of the NICHD. “It’s a public health problem that merits attention. People who were bullied as children are more likely to suffer from depression and low self esteem, well into adulthood, and the bullies themselves are more likely to engage in criminal behavior later in life.”

Among students, homicide perpetrators were more than twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied by peers.

Bullying statistics say revenge is the strongest motivation for school shootings

87% of students said shootings are motivated by a desire to “get back at those who have hurt them.”

86% of students said, “other kids picking on them, making fun of them or bullying them” causes teenagers to turn to lethal violence in the schools.

Bullying statistics shows that those who bully and are bullied appear to be at greatest risk of experiencing the following: loneliness; trouble making friends; lack of success in school; and involvement in problem behaviors such as smoking and drinking.

61% said students shoot others because they have been victims of physical abuse at home.

54% said witnessing physical abuse at home can lead to violence in school.

According to bullying statistics , one out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying.

Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75 percent of school-shooting incidents.